New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 27:28-39

28Now mayGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414you of the dewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And of thefatnessH8082of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And an abundanceוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of grainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715and newוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492;

29May peoplesעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647you,And nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816bowH2331downH2331to you;Be masterגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376of your brothersלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251,And may your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowH2331downH2331to you.Cursedאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779be those who curseאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779you,And blessedוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288be those who blessבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288you.”

30Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961aboutוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961,asH3512soonH3512asH3512Isaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327had finishedכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615blessingלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290had hardlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389 H3318goneH3318outH3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,that his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Esauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215cameH935inH935from his huntingמִצֵּידֽוֹ׃mi.tzei.DoH6718.

31Then he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a deliciousH4303mealH4303,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935it to his fatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1, “Let my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965and eatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398of his son’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121gameמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718, thatyou may blessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.”

32His fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?” And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am your sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,your firstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060,Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.”

33Then Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729violentlyחֲרָדָה֮ גְּדֹלָ֣ה עַד־ מְאֹד֒cha.ra.Dah ge.do.Lah 'ad- me.'OdH2731 H1419 H5704 H3966,and saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310thenאֵפ֡וֹא'e.Fo'H645was he who huntedהַצָּֽד־ha.tzad-H6679gameצַיִד֩tza.YidH6718and broughtוַיָּ֨בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935itto me, so that I ateוָאֹכַ֥לva.'o.KhalH398from allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605of itbeforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962you cameתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,and blessedוָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּva.'a.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him?Yesגַּם־gam-H1571, andhe shall be blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288.”

34When Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,he criedH6817outH6817with an exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419and bitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1, “Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, me asH1571wellH1571,my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1!”

35And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameבָּ֥אba'H935deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֑הbe.mir.MahH4820and has takenוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947away your blessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.”

36Then Esausaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he not rightly namedקָרָ֨א שְׁמ֜וֹka.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,for he has betrayedוַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙vai.ya'.ke.Ve.niH6117me theseזֶ֣הzehH2088twoפַעֲמַ֔יִםfa.'a.Ma.yimH6471timesH6471?He tookלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947away my birthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258he has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947away my blessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293.”And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Have you not reservedאָצַ֥לְתָּ'a.Tzal.taH680a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293for me?”

37But Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I have madeשַׂמְתִּ֥יוsam.TivH7760himyour masterגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376,and I have givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to him allכָּל־kol-H3605his relativesאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251as servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;and with grainוְדָגָ֥ןve.da.GanH1715and newוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492I have sustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564him. Whatמָ֥הmahH4100thenאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”

38Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, “Do you have only oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, me asH1571wellH1571,my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1.”So Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

39Thenhis fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327answeredוַיַּ֛עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009, away from thefertilityH8082of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall be your dwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186, Andaway from the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064from aboveמֵעָֽל׃me.'AlH5921.

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